Namibia Bulletins - Archives

Namibia’s Silent Killers: Global, Regional and National Efforts to Address Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). Newsflash - 10 October 2011. [pdf:1.54 MB]
In this issue:
- The status of NCDs in Namibia
- National, Regional and International strategies to prevent and control NCDs
- We ask: What will it take to meet the recent NCD Declaration agreed upon by 192 Member States at the UN High Level Meeting held in New York from 19-20 September 2011

“A Whole-Government” Approach to Health Promotion[pdf: 1.73 MB]
Newsbreak - Issue 7 January 2011

Newsflash - Namibia consultation on WHO HIV/AIDS global health sector strategy [pdf: 798.74 kB]

Newsflash World Breastfeeding Week 1-7 August 2010 – Just 10 Steps! The Baby Friendly Way’ [pdf: 1.13 MB]

Newsflash - World Blood Donor Day – Young Donors, New Blood for the World [pdf: 831.55 kB]
The World Blood Donor Day was observed with great zeal and enthusiasm in Windhoek on Monday, 14 June 2010 and in Swakopmund on Wednesday, 16 June 2010. The 2010 global campaign focused on young donors, with the slogan, “New blood for the world.” Blood donors were motivated to donate blood voluntary.

Newsflash - World No Tobacco Day - Tobacco marketing towards women and girls [pdf: 770.7 kB]
World No Tobacco Day, was commemorated on 31 May 2010, by the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), with support from WHO and its partners, under the theme "Gender and Tobacco with an emphasis on Marketing to Women,” in Gobabis in the Omaheke Region. The event was used to draw attention to the gender dimension of tobacco advertising, and to reiterate efforts to ban all forms of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship.

Newsflash – World Malaria Day 23 April 2010 [pdf: 769.39 kB]
Ministry of Health and Social Services Launches Malaria Elimination Campaign on World Malaria Day 2010

Newsflash - World Health Day 8 April 2010 [pdf: 696.98 kB]

Newsbreak - MDG 6, Issue 6, March/April 2010 [pdf: 1.92 MB]
Intensifying Efforts to Fight Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB)

Newsbreak - Health MDGS, Issue 5 February 2010 [pdf: 1.73 MB]
Namibia Countdown to Health related Millenium Development Goals (MDGs): 2015
Tackling Maternal and Child Mortality

Newsbreak - Maternal Health, Issue 3 December 2009 Namibia Steps Up Fight against Maternal Mortality [pdf: 979.4 kB]